The α herpesviruses (such as HSV-1 and VZV) lurk in non-dividing neuronal cells. It is not necessary to express viral proteins to tether the viral genome to chromosomes. The β and γ herpesviruses ...

In another 10 patients with anterior uveitis with iris atrophy, the VZV genome was detected. When using multiplex PCR, EBV-DNA was detected in 19 of 111 samples (17%). However, real-time PCR analysis ...

As SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern emerged, the genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 strains became more important. In this study, SARS-CoV-2 was sequenced using amplicon-based genome sequencing with MinION ...

A new study found a link between human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a common type of herpes virus, and Alzheimer’s disease. The findings suggest that HCMV can infect the gut and travel to the brain ...

Genome India project: The Department of Biotechnology recently announced its new platform and framework for sharing its 10,000 human genome dataset. The sequences of healthy individuals — from 99 ...

Key findings highlight the role of horizontal gene transfer, the incorporation of foreign bacterial genetic material into the beetle genome, which is thought to be the result of earlier symbioses.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005;24(12):1105-1106. Second, sensitive and specific methods now exist for serologic diagnosis of a primary CMV infection with the use of single or serial blood samples ...

This ambitious program began in 2019 with the goal of increasing the diversity of human genome sequences that are pooled into the widely used reference genome. A thorough representation of human ...

Associations between serum lipids and glaucoma: a cohort study of 400 229 UK Biobank participants ...